Russian crab fishermen in the small and medium business segment complained about the loss of a “historic” amount of crab catch after the distribution of production quotas at auctions. This was reported by RBC.
Khabarovsk “Eastern Fishing Company” has asked President Vladimir Putin for permission to catch more crabs, in connection with reducing the production volume to “microscopic” level. The letter was also sent to government officials.
According to Eastern Industrial Company’s statement, the company suffered losses of 54% to 85% of its production volume in 2024, depending on the source.
in January recognizedAccording to the results of 2023, it was stated that live crab imports from Russia to China increased by 31% to 23.6 thousand tons. Shanghai port has become the main import point of live Kamchatka crabs – about 2.3 thousand tons in 12 months. At the end of the year, the total volume of live seafood supplies to Shanghai fishing port increased by 5.3 times.
Russian fishermen before commented Export ban to the USA.